18 Related Articles, between 2018-09-18 and 2018-09-17

5 things to know for Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Ontario MP Leona Alleslev crossed the floor in the House of Commons Monday, leaving the Liberal caucus for the Conservatives. Plus, for the first time in Atlantic Canada, scientists have successfully tagged a great white shark. >>

Cocaine dealer gets 10 years after fentanyl mix-up causes fatal overdose. An Ontario drug dealer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after a man who believed he was buying cocaine ended up getting fentanyl instead -- and died from an overdose. >>

Esther the Wonder Pig is now cancer-free. An Ontario pig with a massive social media following is now cancer-free. >>

Esther the Wonder Pig is now cancer-free: owner. An Ontario pig with a massive social media following is now cancer-free. >>

Liberal MP Alleslev explains defection to Conservatives. The Ontario MP who left the governing Liberals to join the Conservative Party on the day lawmakers returned for the fall sitting on Parliament Hill says Canada’s role in the world was a major factor in her decision to cross the floor. >>

Northern OHL hockey teams preview. With a new Ontario Hockey League season about to begin, Tony Ryma takes a look at the three teams in northern Ontario. >>

Ont. MP Alleslev explains defection to Conservatives. The Ontario MP who left the governing Liberals to join the Conservative Party on the day lawmakers returned for the fall sitting on Parliament Hill says Canada’s role in the world was a major factor in her decision to cross the floor. >>

Ontario MP leaves Liberal caucus, crosses floor to join Conservatives. Ontario MP Leona Alleslev surprised many in announcing in the House of Commons on Monday that she was crossing the floor from the Liberal caucus to join the Conservatives, in the first floor crossing of this Parliament. >>

Ontario politicians attend International Plowing Match. Ontario's premier and the leader of the Opposition will take a break from sparring in the legislature today and face off in a plowing match instead. >>

Ontario politicians attend International Plowing Match today. Ontario's premier and the leader of the Opposition will take a break from sparring in the legislature today and face off in a plowing match instead. >>

Ontario politicians swap legislature for farm fields, attend large rural expo. Ontario's premier and the leader of the Opposition will take a break from sparring in the legislature today and face off in a plowing match instead. >>

Ontario politicians to attend International Plowing Match today. Ontario's premier and the leader of the Opposition will take a break from sparring in the legislature today and face off in a plowing match instead. >>

Ontario still has strong investment-grade score among major ratings agencies: FAO. Ontario's Financial Accountability Officer says one key component of the province's financial picture is still strong despite concerns raised earlier in the year. >>

Read the speech MP Leona Alleslev delivered before crossing the floor. Read a transcript of the speech Ontario MP Leona Alleslev read before quitting the Liberals and crossing the floor to sit with the opposition: >>

Sausages for smartphones: Ont. butcher barters for BlackBerrys. BlackBerry devices can be traded for two sausages at a butcher shop in Kitchener, Ont., near the headquarters of the former smartphone giant. >>

Small Ontario towns pay ransom after hackers' hold computer systems hostage. Town officials in Midland have paid off hackers who compromised the computer system for 48 hours. This comes after Wasaga Beach experienced the same problem in July and also paid the ransom to reclaim data. >>